Identity Witness [Identitätszeuge]

This is a person who is in a close relationship to you (for example a relative or spouse) and who can testify and confirm the data. The identity witness needs an official identification with photo[amtlicher Lichtbildausweis].

If you want to validate a public document with a notary, you must likewise prove your identity with an official identification with photo[amtlicher Lichtbildausweis] with your personal signature.

If you are not in possession of such a document of identification, your identity can also be confirmed by two identity witnesses who can prove their own identity.

PLEASE NOTE

If you possess another document without photo (for example a proof of citizenship[Staatsbürgerschaftsnachweis] or a birth certificate[Geburtsurkunde]) then one identity witness is sufficient.